Pollination aid

Abstract

The application discloses a kind of pollination auxiliary device in the technical field of vegetable pollination, including shell, cotton carding mechanism and cotton outlet mechanism, and shell is equipped with inlet and outlet;Cotton carding mechanism includes fixed plate, movable plate and lifting mechanism, fixed plate is arranged in shell, and fixed plate is provided with a plurality of first thorn needle;Movable plate is slidably connected in shell, and the upper surface of movable plate has a plurality of second thorn needle;Motor for driving movable plate reciprocating movement is installed on shell;Lifting mechanism is used to lift fixed plate upward when movable plate moves to halfway in the direction of outlet, and fixed plate is put down when movable plate moves to halfway in the opposite direction;Cotton outlet mechanism includes pair of rollers and drive motor for driving pair of rollers to run, and pair of rollers are installed in outlet, and when pair of rollers rotate, cotton is sent out shell through outlet by the friction force with cotton.This scheme solves the problem that cotton is artificially integrated into irregular shape when cotton is bagged, and the thickness is uneven.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of vegetable pollination technology, and more specifically to a pollination auxiliary device. Background Technology

[0002] In vegetable cultivation, for flowering and fruiting vegetables such as melons, solanaceous vegetables, and legumes, their reproduction depends on the transfer of pollen from the stamen to the pistil—a process known as pollination. For vegetables requiring pollination, this process is crucial for fruit formation and seed production. Pollination not only ensures the normal reproduction of vegetables but also improves fruit yield and quality. In natural environments, pollination is typically carried out by natural pollinators such as wind and insects (e.g., bees and butterflies). In controlled environments, such as greenhouse cultivation, artificial pollination or the introduction of pollinating insects may be necessary to compensate for the limitations of natural pollination.

[0003] In artificial pollination, flowers are emasculated and then covered with paper bags to prevent self-pollination or interference from foreign pollen. However, for vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and peas, whose flowers are only about 1 cm in diameter, using paper bags presents several problems. First, the paper bags are too large, resulting in resource waste. Second, the process is cumbersome, requiring the bag's opening to be opened, then placed over the emasculated flower, and finally the opening tied tightly to the plant. Furthermore, if the fingers are smooth and dry, the friction is low, potentially requiring multiple attempts to open the bag, thus reducing efficiency. Third, the vegetable stems are relatively fragile, and the weight of the paper bag could bend them, hindering growth. Therefore, to reduce the problems associated with bagging emasculated flowers, the inventors used cotton to bag them. This involves simply wrapping the emasculated flowers with a sheet of cotton, utilizing the adhesive properties of the cotton fibers, eliminating the need for additional bagging accessories such as ties or ropes. This bagging method not only effectively prevents the emasculated flowers from being disturbed by pollen, but it is also lightweight and won't put too much strain on the vegetable stems, preventing them from bending. However, when using cotton to bag emasculated flowers, a small wad of cotton is usually taken and stretched and shaped by the fingers of both hands into a nearly rectangular sheet for easy wrapping around the flower. However, this method of shaping the cotton often results in an irregular shape and uneven thickness of the stretched cotton sheet, requiring considerable manual time. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present invention aims to provide a pollination auxiliary device to solve the problem of irregular shaping and uneven thickness of cotton when it is manually formed by using cotton bags.

[0005] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention provides the following technical solution: a pollination auxiliary device, comprising a housing, a carding mechanism and a cotton outlet mechanism, wherein the housing is provided with an inlet and an outlet, the inlet and the outlet being located at opposite ends of the housing;

[0006] The carding mechanism includes a fixed plate, a movable plate, and a lifting mechanism. The fixed plate is disposed inside a housing, and its lower surface is arranged in a rectangular array with a plurality of first needles. The movable plate is slidably connected inside the housing, located below the fixed plate, and slides from the feed inlet to the discharge outlet. The upper surface of the movable plate is arranged in a rectangular array with a plurality of second needles, and the tips of the second needles are located in the gaps between the first needle array. A motor for driving the movable plate to reciprocate is mounted on the housing.

[0007] The lifting mechanism is used to lift the fixed plate upward when the movable plate moves halfway towards the discharge port, and to lower the fixed plate when the movable plate moves halfway in the opposite direction.

[0008] The cotton discharge mechanism includes a pair of rollers and a drive motor that drives the rollers. The rollers are installed inside the discharge port. When the rollers are running, the cotton that has been combed by the combing mechanism is clamped in the roller gap of the rollers, the cotton thickness is reduced, and the cotton is sent out of the shell through the discharge port by the friction between the rollers and the cotton when they rotate.

[0009] Working principle of this invention: During use, the starter motor and drive motor are activated. When the motor runs, it drives a movable plate to slide reciprocally within the housing from the inlet to the outlet. During this sliding process, the movable plate drives the second needles to move between the gaps in the first needles. At this time, a cotton ball is placed into the movable plate inside the housing through the inlet. As the movable plate moves, several first needles define the position of the cotton ball. The movement of the movable plate, by driving the second needles towards the outlet, causes the first needles to interlock, pulling the cotton and aligning the cotton fibers in parallel. In the cotton fiber combing process, when the movable plate moves halfway, the lifting mechanism lifts the fixed plate upward. As the fixed plate is lifted, it drives the first needle upward. At this time, the first needle no longer restricts the position of the cotton. As the movable plate continues to move, it drives the cotton towards the rollers. When the movable plate returns, after moving halfway, the lifting mechanism causes the fixed plate to drive the first needle downward, allowing the fixed plate to return to its initial position. This cycle is repeated to comb the cotton. When the movable plate carries the cotton to the rollers, the running rollers clamp the cotton and push the combed cotton out of the housing by rotating.

[0010] The beneficial effects of this invention are:

[0011] 1. This solution uses a motor to drive a movable plate to move, which in turn moves the second needle. The second needle works in conjunction with the first needle to comb the cotton clump, causing the fibers to align in parallel under the pull of the first and second needles, thus completing the combing process. After the combing is complete, the combed cotton can be cut as needed to bag the demasked flowers.

[0012] 2. The drive motor drives the rollers to operate. During operation, the rollers have two main functions: first, they clamp the combed cotton through the roller gap and then use the friction from rolling to send the combed cotton out of the casing; second, the rotation of the rollers squeezes and flattens the cotton passing through the roller gap, resulting in flat and uniformly thick cotton that is easier to bag after emasculating.

[0013] 3. This device offers high efficiency in cotton processing and enables continuous processing. During operation, simply wait for the cotton discharged from the rollers to reach the appropriate length, then tear the discharged cotton by hand. Alternatively, a roller can be used to wind up the discharged cotton; when bagging is required, unwind the cotton from the roller to the appropriate length and then tear it by hand for bagging.

[0014] Furthermore, the second needle is inclined towards the discharge port. The purpose of this arrangement is that when the cotton is fed out of the housing by the rotating rollers, the cotton can slide upward along the inclination angle of the second needle, thereby detaching from the second needle and avoiding being caught by it.

[0015] Furthermore, the lifting mechanism includes two support rods and two trapezoidal plates. The support rods are fixedly connected to the edge of the lower surface of the fixed plate, and the two support rods are directly opposite each other. The two trapezoidal plates are fixedly connected to the upper surface of the movable plate, and the two trapezoidal plates are respectively located directly below the two support rods, with the upper surface of the trapezoidal plates in sliding contact with the bottom end of the support rods. In use, when the movable plate moves the trapezoidal plates towards the discharge port, the support rods first contact the inclined surface of the trapezoidal plates. At this time, the bottom end of the support rod slides upward on the inclined surface of the trapezoidal plates until it automatically reaches the top of the trapezoidal plates. During the upward sliding process of the support rods, the support rods drive the fixed plate to move upward within the housing. When the fixed plate moves upward, it drives the first needle to move upward synchronously.

[0016] Furthermore, a ball bearing is rotatably connected to the bottom end of the support rod. The purpose of this is to reduce friction at the bottom of the support rod by using the ball bearing, thereby enhancing the smoothness of the support rod's movement.

[0017] Furthermore, the inner wall of the housing is provided with four vertical sliding grooves, each pair of which faces each other, and the fixing plate is slidably connected to the sliding grooves. The purpose is to restrict the sliding direction of the fixing plate through the four vertical sliding grooves, so as to prevent it from deviating during the sliding process.

[0018] Furthermore, a cotton-removing plate is fixedly connected inside the housing. The cotton-removing plate is fixed at the lowest point when the fixed plate slides. The cotton-removing plate has several needle holes, each corresponding to a first needle, and the first needle is fitted with a clearance between the needle hole and the needle hole. The purpose is that when there is cotton attached to the first needle of the fixed plate, when the fixed plate moves the first needle upward, the first needle disengages from the needle hole, and the cotton attached to the first needle is blocked by the cotton-removing plate and scraped off the first needle by the cotton-removing plate.

[0019] Furthermore, the output shaft of the motor is located inside the housing, and a drive wheel is fixedly connected to the output shaft. A connecting rod is rotatably connected to the eccentric part of the drive wheel, and the end of the connecting rod away from the drive wheel is rotatably connected to the lower surface of the movable plate. In use, the motor drives the drive wheel to rotate through the output shaft, and when the drive wheel rotates, it pulls the movable plate to slide back and forth inside the housing through the connecting rod. Attached Figure Description

[0020] Figure 1 This is a cross-sectional view of the front view of a pollination auxiliary device according to the present invention;

[0021] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Enlarged view of A in the middle;

[0022] Figure 3 This is a structural schematic diagram of the fixed plate and the movable plate on the right side of this embodiment. Detailed Implementation

[0023] The following detailed description illustrates the specific implementation method:

[0024] The reference numerals in the accompanying drawings of the instruction manual include: housing 1, slide 2, fixed plate 3, discharge port 4, rollers 5, slide rail 6, drive wheel 7, connecting rod 8, movable plate 9, trapezoidal plate 10, second needle 11, feed port 12, feed guide 13, cotton removal plate 14, first needle 15, support rod 16, and ball bearing 17.

[0025] The basic implementation examples are as follows: Figure 1 ~Attached Figure 3 As shown:

[0026] A pollination auxiliary device includes a housing 1, a carding mechanism and a cotton discharge mechanism. The housing 1 is provided with an inlet 12 and an outlet 4, which are located at opposite ends of the housing 1. An inlet conduit 13 is connected to the inlet 12, and the outlet end of the inlet conduit 13 extends into the housing 1 and is located above the movable plate 9.

[0027] The carding mechanism includes a fixed plate 3, a movable plate 9, and a lifting mechanism. The fixed plate 3 is located inside the housing 1. The inner wall of the housing 1 has four vertical sliding grooves 2, which are opposite each other in pairs. The fixed plate 3 is slidably connected to the sliding grooves 2. The lower surface of the fixed plate 3 is provided with a number of first needles 15 in a rectangular array. The cotton removal plate 14 is fixedly connected inside the housing 1. The cotton removal plate 14 is fixed at the lowest point when the fixed plate 3 slides. The cotton removal plate 14 is provided with a number of needle holes, which correspond one-to-one with the first needles 15, and the first needles 15 are fitted with the needle holes with a gap. The movable plate 9 is laterally slidably connected to the housing 1 via the slide rail 6. The movable plate 9 is located below the fixed plate 3, and the sliding direction of the movable plate 9 is from the feed port 12 to the discharge port 4. The upper surface of the movable plate 9 is provided with a rectangular array of several second needles 11 inclined towards the discharge port 4, and the needle tips of the second needles 11 are located in the gaps of the array of first needles 15. A motor for driving the movable plate 9 to reciprocate is installed on the housing 1. The output shaft of the motor is located inside the housing 1. A drive wheel 7 is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the motor. The eccentric part of the drive wheel 7 is rotatably connected to the connecting rod 8. The end of the connecting rod 8 away from the drive wheel 7 is rotatably connected to the lower surface of the movable plate 9.

[0028] The lifting mechanism includes two support rods 16 and two trapezoidal plates 10. The support rods 16 are fixedly connected to the edge of the lower surface of the fixed plate 3, and the two support rods 16 face each other. A ball bearing 17 is rotatably connected to the bottom end of each support rod 16. The two trapezoidal plates 10 are fixedly connected to the upper surface of the movable plate 9, and are located directly below the two support rods 16. The upper surface of the trapezoidal plates 10 slides in contact with the bottom end of the support rods 16. The lifting mechanism is used to lift the fixed plate 3 upwards when the movable plate 9 moves halfway towards the discharge port 4, and to lower the fixed plate 3 when the movable plate 9 moves halfway in the opposite direction.

[0029] The cotton discharge mechanism includes a pair of rollers 5 and a drive motor that drives the pair of rollers 5 to run. The pair of rollers 5 are installed inside the discharge port 4. When the pair of rollers 5 are running, the cotton that has been combed by the combing mechanism is clamped in the roller gap of the pair of rollers 5, the cotton thickness is reduced, and the cotton is sent out of the housing 1 through the discharge port 4 by the friction between the pair of rollers 5 and the cotton when they rotate.

[0030] The specific implementation process is as follows:

[0031] When in use, the motor and drive motor are started. During operation, the motor drives the drive wheel 7 to rotate via the output shaft. As the drive wheel 7 rotates, it pulls the movable plate 9 within the housing 1 via the connecting rod 8, causing it to slide reciprocally from the inlet 12 towards the outlet 4. During this sliding process, the movable plate 9 drives the second needle 11 to move within the gaps between the first needles 15. At this time, cotton balls are placed onto the movable plate 9 within the housing 1 through the inlet 12. During the movement of the movable plate 9, several first needles 15 define the position of the cotton balls. As the movable plate 9 moves, it drives the second needles 11 towards the outlet 4. During this movement, the interlacing of the first and second needles 15 causes the first needles 15 to pull the cotton, aligning the cotton fibers parallel, thus achieving the combing of the cotton fibers. When the movable plate 9 has moved halfway, as it drives the trapezoidal plate 10 towards the outlet 4, the support rod 1... 6 first contacts the inclined surface of the trapezoidal plate 10. At this time, the bottom end of the support rod 16 slides upward on the inclined surface of the trapezoidal plate 10 until it moves to the top of the trapezoidal plate 10. During the upward sliding process of the support rod 16, the support rod 16 drives the fixed plate 3 to move upward in the housing 1. When the fixed plate 3 moves upward, it drives the first needle 15 to move upward synchronously. When the fixed plate 3 is lifted upward, it drives the first needle 15 to move upward. At this time, the first needle 15 no longer limits the position of the cotton. When the movable plate 9 continues to move, it drives the cotton to move towards the roller 5. When the movable plate 9 returns, after moving halfway, the support rod 16 moves downward along the inclined surface of the trapezoidal plate 10. At this time, the fixed plate 3 drives the first needle 15 to move downward so that the fixed plate 3 returns to the initial position. This cycle can be repeated to comb the cotton. When the movable plate drives the cotton to the roller 5, the running roller 5 clamps the cotton and pushes the combed cotton out of the housing 1 by rotating.

Claims

1. A pollination assist device, characterized in that: It includes a housing, a carding mechanism, and a cotton discharging mechanism. The housing is provided with a feed inlet and a discharge outlet, which are located at opposite ends of the housing. The carding mechanism includes a fixed plate, a movable plate, and a lifting mechanism. The fixed plate is disposed inside a housing, and its lower surface is arranged in a rectangular array with a plurality of first needles. The movable plate is slidably connected inside the housing, located below the fixed plate, and slides from the feed inlet to the discharge outlet. The upper surface of the movable plate is arranged in a rectangular array with a plurality of second needles, and the tips of the second needles are located in the gaps between the first needle array. A motor for driving the movable plate to reciprocate is mounted on the housing. The lifting mechanism is used to lift the fixed plate upward when the movable plate moves halfway towards the discharge port, and to lower the fixed plate when the movable plate moves halfway in the opposite direction. The cotton discharge mechanism includes a pair of rollers and a drive motor that drives the rollers to run. The rollers are installed inside the discharge port. When the rollers run, the cotton that has been combed by the combing mechanism is sandwiched in the roller gap of the rollers, the thickness of the cotton is reduced, and the cotton is sent out of the shell through the discharge port by the friction between the rollers and the cotton when they rotate. The second needle is inclined toward the discharge port; The lifting mechanism includes two support rods and two trapezoidal plates. The support rods are fixedly connected to the edge of the lower surface of the fixed plate and are directly opposite each other. The two trapezoidal plates are fixedly connected to the upper surface of the movable plate and are located directly below the two support rods. The upper surface of the trapezoidal plates is in sliding contact with the bottom end of the support rods. The bottom end of the support rod is rotatably connected to a ball bearing; The inner wall of the housing is provided with four vertical sliding grooves, which are opposite each other in pairs, and the fixing plate is slidably connected to the sliding grooves. The cotton removal plate is fixedly connected inside the housing. The cotton removal plate is fixed at the lowest point when the fixed plate slides. The cotton removal plate is provided with a number of needle holes, and each needle hole corresponds to a first needle. The first needle and the needle hole are fitted with a gap.

2. The pollination auxiliary device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The output shaft of the motor is located inside the housing, and a drive wheel is fixedly connected to the output shaft. A connecting rod is rotatably connected to the eccentric part of the drive wheel, and the end of the connecting rod away from the drive wheel is rotatably connected to the lower surface of the movable plate.

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